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Nov 18 2020
Headline Roundup
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 250,000 as States Brace for Restriction
The United States' coronavirus death toll reached 250,000 on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As cases appear to surge nationwide, state leaders across the political spectrum are enforcing stricter lockdowns. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent most of the state back to the most restrictive tier of lockdown, while New York City public schools will close again after
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Oct 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Five Dead in Raleigh Mass Shooting, 15-Year-Old Suspect Arrested
The suspect of a mass shooting that took place on Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been identified as a 15-year-old boy. The armed boy killed five people before being apprehended by police following an hours-long manhunt. He is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital. Details regarding how he was injured are currently unknown.
Key Quotes: Following the attack,
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Jul 07 2020
Headline Roundup
White House Reveals Large Organizations Received PPP Loans
After pressure from Congress to release taxpayer-funded loan recipients, the White House revealed the names of borrowers on Monday. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was designed by Congress to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 lockdowns, but many of the $521 billion in loans also went to large corporations, some with connections to the administration.
Coverage from all
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Wall Street Journal (News)
New York Times (News)
Oct 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Social Security Recipients to See Biggest Cost of Living Boost Since 1981
Veterans and retirees who receive Social Security benefits are set to get an 8.7% cost-of-living increase next year, the highest since 1981.
Key Quotes: The acting Social Security Administration Commissioner said the move will give beneficiaries "more peace of mind and breathing room." A Social Security and Medicare policy analyst at The Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group, told
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CNN (Online News)
Fox Business
Dec 14 2022
Headline Roundup
A Decade After Sandy Hook, Biden Calls For More Gun Legislation
Wednesday marks 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, where a gunman killed 20 first-grade students and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut. President Joe Biden honored the anniversary by renewing calls for a ban on assault-style weapons.
Key Quotes: In a statement from the White House, Biden said, “We should have societal guilt for taking too long to deal with this
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Nov 14 2020
Headline Roundup
Justice Alito Reflects on Current Events, Drawing Different Reactions
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to the conservative Federalist Society on Thursday, discussing his views on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, LGBTQ+ rights, free speech and other issues.
Alito's speech was a focus of news media on all sides of the political spectrum. Coverage of the speech from right-rated sources generally focused on Alito's stated concerns about religious
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Slate 
Mar 06 2023
Headline Roundup
What is ESG and Should Retirement Funds Be Allowed to Use It?
President Biden will reportedly use the first veto of his presidency to block congress from overturning a Labor Department rule allowing retirement fund managers to use the ESG framework in investment decisions. What is ESG, and is it smart for investors?
What is ESG: ESG stands for “Environmental, Social, and Governance” investing. An Associated Press (Lean Left) analysis broke down
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The Hill
Washington Times
Jan 07 2023
Headline Roundup
Was the Speaker Vote Drama a Productive Debate or a Waste of Time?
After a week-long delay and fifteen rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The prolonged voting process broke a century-long one-ballot streak and sparked discussion on if the delay was a productive debate on the rules of Congress or a dysfunctional and chaotic mess.
Dysfunctional: Dana Milbank argued that the past week’s drama
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Washington Post
Jun 29 2020
Headline Roundup
Uncertainty Surrounds Schools for the Fall; Pediatricians Recommend Reopening
How to reopen schools this fall remains one of the biggest questions about safely returning to a state of normalcy in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Many reports on all sides of the media spectrum, particularly on the right, focused on the American Academy of Pediatricians' recommendation that schools prioritize finding a way to hold in-person classes this fall. Some
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Washington Post
Reuters
Jul 18 2022
Headline Roundup
Ted Cruz Says States Should Be Able to Determine Legality of Same-Sex Marriage
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Saturday said that he believes the Supreme Court was "clearly wrong" when it ruled in 2015 that same-sex marriage was legal under the Constitution.
The Supreme Court decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, made it illegal for states to deny a marriage certificate to same-sex couples. "Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation's history. Marriage
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